"January 6th begins ESPN's 2012 season with a bang," said Lou DiBella, CEO and President of DiBella Entertainment. "You have two huge punchers in the Martinez-Cepeda match-up, and someone's ‘0' must go. This is a terrific opener almost guaranteed to be explosive. In the main event, Dyah Davis looks to continue his climb toward a world title shot against emerging contender Alfonso Lopez. This is a helluva way to kick off the new year."

Lopez's only loss came against former middleweight world champion Kelly Pavlik in May. He most recently TKO'd Michael Walker in September at the American Bank Center.

Davis, son of former Olympic gold medalist Howard Davis, got some acclaim when he won a unanimous decision over previously unbeat Marcus Johnson in April. Davis followed that with a unanimous decision over Darnell Boone in October. Those wins have pushed Davis to a No. 9 ranking by the WBA and WBC.

"Coming off a spectacular 2011, we expect the main event of Davis vs. Lopez to deliver action and excitement for our boxing fans," ESPN Director for Programming, Doug Loughrey said.